The boys headed to Benicia High School to take on the Panthers on Tuesday. Henry Souza got the startand pitched a complete game for the Dons. He gave up 4 runs (3 earned) and 5 hits with 3 walks and 5strikeouts in a tight 4-3 road loss. Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd inning, Keegan Goddard got a rally started for…
Last Thursday, I profiled GameChanger and mentioned how we all “know and love” the system. On Tuesday, I was eating those words as the system went down globally just as the Dons took the field to face the Panthers. I jinxed it. Never missing an opportunity, however, I thought jinxes and superstitions would be a perfect article theme. The most famous…
The Dons took on the College Park Falcons on Thursday for the second match up of the series. The boys continue to play inspired ball. Unfortunately there is a razor thin margin of error when runs are hard to come by. The boys in blue played the Falcons even for 13 innings before coming up short 3-2 at home.The two…
The term “Game-changer” made its debut in 1982 in the sports sections of newspapers, referring to decisive plays in particular games. 28 years later, in 2010, the GameChanger technology platform we all know and love was born. Since launch, over 26 million games have been scored with it, which is about 25.5 million more than the total number of games…
Varsity baseball took on the College Park Falcons on Tuesday in their first game after Spring Break. Itperfect day for a ballgame in Pleasant Hill as Junior Henry Souza took the hill for the Dons. The Acalanessquad knocked out 11 hits in a solid offensive attack that just could not produce a run. Despite everystarter getting at least one hit,…
Similar to a big pile of laundry looking intimidating, intimidation has always been a part of baseball. Babe Ruth, who once struck out looking against “the Big Train” Walter Johnson, turned to the umpire arguing that the pitch sounded high. Nolan Ryan was known for his high leg kick, record-breaking strikeouts, and pummeling Robin Ventura. Randy Johnson, the tallest pitcher…
Walk-up songs can be traced back to 1972 with New York Yankees reliever Sparky Lyle, who took the mound to “Pomp and Circumstance” (aka the graduation song). These songs took off in the 1990s when players began requesting their own music. Most are bravado-heavy genres like rap and rock, like “Enter Sandman” by Metallica for Mariano Riviera and “Wild Thing”…
Saturday the Dons hosted a doubleheader against the Falcons of College Park and many runs were scored with the Dons winning both games. Game 1 with a big win and Game 2 a walk-off hit in the eighth inning. It’s a good day to be a Don! Read on for details… Smith. Michlitsch, Martin, Beers and Terhar rule the hill for…
The Dons JV baseball game against the Knights was rescheduled three times as it was raining cats and dogs for most of the week. When it finally happened on Saturday, the Dons won yet another cat and mouse type thriller, pulling off a victory in the bottom of the 12th inning. Although they managed to win, it was a bittersweet victory…
Once again the Varsity baseball team faced a committed Division 1 college recruit on the mound, onFriday. He looked great, threw 90 miles per hour and struck out 11 Dons, but it wasn’t enough to get awin. He faced a determined Acalanes squad that was up to the task!! Mason Zirkel took the hill for the Dons and posted an…